Tyler the Creator

Today in class we were talking about how the hip-hop/rap genre has evolved from songs that were relatively innocent when it comes to topic-- like you said in class, they rapped about Adidas shoes. Run DMC discarded the flashy/glam look of previous hip-hop artists connected to the disco era and moved towards a fusion of rock and hip-hop. Fast forward 28 years and you will find Tyler the Creator's first album, Bastard. Today's rap is overrun with repetitive, monotonous choruses that, no matter how hard you try, get stuck in your head all day. Trust me,  I've been a victim of shallow and stupid rap music finding home in my mind, and needless to say I wanted to bash my head against the wall. Repeatedly. "Don't Drop That Thun Thun Thun" should be erased from the planet immediately.

Regardless of the consistently overplayed mainstream music on the radio, the music industry decided to incorporate a new kind of rap. Tyler the Creator is different from any rap I've heard before. Most of my hip-hop knowledge was composed 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, etc., who all have a relatively similar sound. Tyler stood out to me, which is what drew me to him the most. The content isn't revolutionary or inspirational, but the songs keep me interested and sometimes even laughing (the song "Tamale" cracked me up the first time I listened to it). Tyler's music is almost a conversation and his use of stereotypical hip-hop/rap subjects with a twist is something I really enjoy. His songs are funny, catchy, interesting, and just sound pretty awesome to me. Plus Tyler has such an iconic and distinctive voice, giving the songs an interesting-yet-badass edge. I was fortunate enough to go to Jambalaya at Austin Music Hall earlier in the year and waited EIGHT HOURS to see him (along with Taco and Earl Sweatshirt) live. They were so good and Tyler was hilarious.

Tyler alone is a hilarious guy who does whatever he wants, whenever he wants. Tyler and some other members of Odd Future have their own show called "Loiter Squad." I've only seen one or two episodes but basically they do really random/funny things on camera. You should check it out. And the clothing line for Odd Future is really cool; it's just so impressive how they have a whole enterprise centered around their group in what I believe is a short period of time (I could be wrong; Wikipedia did not really give me all the answers. Shocker...). I really want one of their sweatshirts. Anyway what I'm trying to say is that Tyler has a distinct sound which I love, funny/different songs which I love, a hilarious and carefree personality which I love, and some cool merchandise which I also love. He's a very cool guy.  I'd love to meet him someday.

Here is some video I took at Jambalaya:

"Nightmare"

"We Got Bitches" (P.S. look how close Taco came to mE AT THE END HE IS SO CLOSE)

P.P.S. G-Eazy was there too and he was awesome okay bye